For users of Apple products, the convenience and immediacy of the Messages app (or "iMessage" as it used to be known) can't be overstated. However, the constant alerts from a group chat, which Messages considers a chat with four or more people, can get downright annoying. Fortunately, with a couple quick clicks, you can get out of the chat and enjoy some peace.

Steps

Method1

iOS

1

Open the Messages app.

2

Tap the chat you wish to leave.

3

Tap ⓘ. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.

4

Check the number of chat participants. If there are fewer than four, you will have to add a contact or two in order to leave.

5

Tap + Add Contact. Add contacts until there are four participants in the chat.

6

Tap Leave this Conversation. You've now left the group chat on iMessage.

Method2

Mac OS

1

Open the Messages application.

2

Click on the group chat you wish to leave. The conversations are listed on the left side of the of the window.

3

Click on Details. It's a blue link in the upper right of the messages window.

4

Check the number of chat participants. If there are fewer than four, you will have to add a contact or two in order to leave.

5

Click on Add Member. Add contacts until there are four participants in the chat.

6

Click on Leave this Conversation. You've now left the group chat on iMessage.